JOURNAL NARL, Barrow, North Slope Borough, Alaska 4 June (contd) and reaching Brownville south of the Lab. 1 Cassella gallinago, 1 Micropalama himantopus, (Anthus spinolletta, - all well seen by each of us, as well as a Riparia riparia. Today, incidentally, was Swallow day. We saw Riparia riparia, Hirundo rustica, Stelgidopteryx relicollis, and Petrochelidon pyrrhonota. And further, it was the B16 day, replacing 12 June 1976, when we saw 42 spp. Today 50 spp were seen in the vicinity of NARL. Evening ended at 2230 with the Lapilla + a gorgeous, windless sunset. 5 June up at 0300 to tape shorebird calls. The weather demands it - 40 wind, warm, + early on the scene with everybody setting up ferrisbria. Visited both POW MAIN and IBP (between 0400 and 0600). Recorded Calidris alpina and C. pusilla - see TAPE LOG. (1978-2). OTHO began running transect 6 with McCaffrey, teaching him how to sample our transects. Light E wind, 80% clouds, 360 F at 0700 ! A balmy day in the making. By 1500 when we returned the temperature soared to 450F, which must approach the record for early June temperatures. I remained with McCaffrey through T6 and T7. Then because of the windless day, I went back + got the tape recorder. Spent 1030-1500 taping shorebirds. See Tape log [1978-2]. Calidris alpina, C. pusilla, and C. bailii are well represented in abundance. But C. malanotos is not - in fact we heard not a single throat, and saw <15 all day. Nars is Pluvialis dominica as common as last year. The sun shone brightly for several hours around midday, and our faces are bectred from the snow + sun. Went out briefly at 2130 to see a Tringa flavipes by POW-WAH. 2 Micropalama himantopus flew by while we were there. TRANs 1,3,5 6 JUNE Began sampling T5 at 0715. Temp = 360F, high clouds, no wind. We seem to be in for another astonishing day. And by 1015 the clouds cleared to yield a gorgeous sunny day with hardly any wind. How atypical a June! Then in mid-afternoon it clouded over + rained for a while, another unusual June phenomenon. What is Barrow coming to? Finished T5 at 1045. In general the transects were quite productive. McCaffrey + I logged in